diff --git a/databases/sqlcipher/Makefile b/databases/sqlcipher/Makefile
index 9d7267da906b..d83f369394dd 100644
--- a/databases/sqlcipher/Makefile
+++ b/databases/sqlcipher/Makefile
@@ -1,27 +1,29 @@
 PORTNAME=	sqlcipher
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	4.5.6
+DISTVERSION=	4.6.1
 CATEGORIES=	databases
 
 MAINTAINER=	jharris@widomaker.com
 COMMENT=	Encrypted SQLite database
 WWW=		https://www.zetetic.net/sqlcipher/
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.md
 
 USES=		cpe libedit libtool pathfix ssl tcl:86,build
 CPE_VENDOR=	zetetic
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--enable-tempstore=yes --disable-tcl --disable-readline
 CPPFLAGS+=	-DSQLITE_HAS_CODEC
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib -L${OPENSSLLIB}
 CFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include -I${OPENSSLINC}
 
+TEST_TARGET=	test # tests fail to run, see https://github.com/sqlcipher/sqlcipher/issues/527
+
 post-install:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/*.so ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/*
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/sqlcipher/distinfo b/databases/sqlcipher/distinfo
index f68afc1ded0f..ee84c895b865 100644
--- a/databases/sqlcipher/distinfo
+++ b/databases/sqlcipher/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1707945924
-SHA256 (sqlcipher-sqlcipher-v4.5.6_GH0.tar.gz) = e4a527e38e67090c1d2dc41df28270d16c15f7ca5210a3e7ec4c4b8fda36e28f
-SIZE (sqlcipher-sqlcipher-v4.5.6_GH0.tar.gz) = 18937692
+TIMESTAMP = 1728405080
+SHA256 (sqlcipher-sqlcipher-v4.6.1_GH0.tar.gz) = d8f9afcbc2f4b55e316ca4ada4425daf3d0b4aab25f45e11a802ae422b9f53a3
+SIZE (sqlcipher-sqlcipher-v4.6.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 19115004